I was surprised by the number of tomatoes that appeared on this shrub on my rooftop organic garden. I really don't know much about gardening, just decided to experiment a bit. What is the proper way to make compost? What I do is just bury vegetable waste in soil-it seems to work - and there is no smell and attract no flies.



Plastic netting is available which can act as sun screen. I am experimenting with this, though I am not entirely satisfied about its potential. In Trivandrum, India, where I live, frequently there is cloud cover, there is frequent rain, and for about four months in a year there is blazing sun. I am planning to try planting sun loving and shade loving plants together so they can support one another.

As you can see my rooftop is practically bare at the moment. If I had adequate knowledge and utilized the full extent of my rooftop I could provide my family a good fraction of the vegetables we consume. Over my staircase roof, which is at a higher level, there is also enough area for 10 sq meters of solar panel!

Selvaraj

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